BritGPT: How to make Britain an AI superpower
The world this week
Leaders
BritGPT
How Britain can become an AI superpower
Rishi Sunak’s enthusiasm is welcome. But his plans for Britain fall short
America’s new best friend
Joe Biden and Narendra Modi are drawing their countries closer
India does not love the West, but it is indispensable to America
Secrets and fries
The real injustice would have been not to indict Donald Trump
The former president must be subject to due process
Undoing business in China
The crackdown on foreign firms will deter global business—and undermine China’s own interests
Bosses are scrambling to ensure that they do not fall foul of data-security laws
Recklessly red
Fiscal policy in the rich world is mind-bogglingly reckless
High inflation and low unemployment require tighter budgets not looser ones
Letters
On the English language, oil prices, Pakistan, digital payments, productivity, Henry Kissinger, Monty Python, pronouncing Erdogan
Letters to the editor
By Invitation
Europe
Going into hell
Ukraine’s counter-offensive is making mixed progress
After Berlusconi
The death of Silvio Berlusconi creates uncertainty for his party
Britain
Britain’s AI future
How to make Britain’s AI dreams reality
Costing an arm and a leg
How much is a human head?
Britain’s economy
Wage growth, inflation and more place Britain’s central bank in a spot
United States
Pride/prejudice
How LA’s drag nuns took centre stage in the culture wars
Invasive species in America
Attack of the feral parakeets in New York
Middle East & Africa
Betting on boats
Why wretched Lebanese are fleeing across the sea
Breaking a taboo
Saudi Arabia may accept normal relations with Israel
The Great Carbon Valley
Why Kenya could take the lead in carbon removal
Pastures new
Rural Africans are finding work beyond their farms
The Americas
Comrades across continents
What does China want from Latin America and the Caribbean?
Asia
The elephant in a boom
America is courting India in part for its growing economic clout
Non-alignment non-negotiable
India’s foreign minister on ties with America, China and Russia
Too good to refuse
On defence, America and India edge closer together
China
Not another crisis
America and China try to move past a new bump in relations
Mazu and the motherland
China hopes Mazu, a sea goddess, can help it win over Taiwan
The affair of the pink dress
China’s tolerance for public oversight is limited
International
Making it as migrants
India’s diaspora is bigger and more influential than any in history
Business
Ahead in the clouds
Oracle is making Larry Ellison the world’s third-richest man
The Magdeburg gambit
It is make or break for Intel’s giant bet on Germany
Bartleby
The upside of workplace jargon
Ball is life
Which sport is the best business?
Unit economics
Why self-storage is turning into hot property
Summer holidays
How long will the travel boom last?
Finance & economics
The great escape
Is the global housing slump over?
Boy cries wolf
AI is not yet killing jobs
The great steeplechase
America is losing ground in Asian trade
Science & technology
Don’t have kittens
There’s more than one way to spay a cat
Culture
African political cartoons
For the boldest commentary on African politics, look to cartoonists
European history
The eastern half of Europe is united by its diversity
Back Story
“The Full Monty” gang are back
The Economist reads
From partition to pierogi
What to read to understand modern Poland
Economic & financial indicators
Indicators
Economic data, commodities and markets
Graphic detail
And then there were three
England may soon become the world’s best cricket team
The Economist explains
The Economist explains
How are people appointed to Britain’s House of Lords?
The Economist explains
Are cryptocurrencies securities?
Obituary
The great seducer